198 Quotes by Whoopi Goldberg

Children are a quality of life ... when our children are happy, then we are better as human beings.

You know, be an actor because you love to act. Don't be an actor because you think you're going to get famous, because that's luck.

I fear waking up one morning and finding out my life was all for nothing. We're here for a reason. I believe a bit of the reason is to throw little torches out to lead people through the dark. When you're kind to someone in trouble, you hope they remember and are kind to someone else and so on. Soon it will be like a wildfire....

When I was doing ensemble theater and comedy work, I felt I had some talents. But when I started doing my shows in Berkeley and found that I could be funny on my own, I was shocked.

I had such a good time doing that movie [Sister Act 2]. My daughter's in that movie. It was a fun film to do. And it shocked a lot of people, because they loved it, and they take it with them.

When I was nine years old, Star Trek came on, I looked at it and I went screaming through the house, 'Come here, mum, everybody, come quick, come quick, there's a black lady on television and she ain't no maid!' I knew right then and there I could be anything I wanted to be.

I don't look like Halle Berry. But chances are she's going to end up looking like me.

I say if you're worried, vote smart. Vote smart.

For some reason, all artists have self-esteem issues.